Utah leaders presented federal officials with a ‘wish list’ of national park changes. Here’s what was on it.

Officials from the Interior Department met with state, county and local officials to talk about visitation management and other issues at national parks on Monday.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Raji Krishnan and Erlen Dsang snap photos of each other at Delicate Arch in Arches National Park as the sun sets, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. In April 2023, Arches National Park implemented a timed entry system to pace visitors' arrival times to alleviate overcrowding and congestion among some 1.8 million visitors a year.

Utah leaders presented federal officials with a ‘wish list’ of national park changes. Here’s what was on it.

Officials from the Interior Department met with state, county and local officials to talk about visitation management and other issues at national parks on Monday.

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